Ce livre raconte l'histoire de l'Académie des Sciences et de ses membres éminents de 1666 à 1793. Bertrand étudie les manuscrits originaux de l'Académie pour reconstituer les détails de leur fonctionnement, leur organisation, leurs réalisations et leurs travaux par ordre chronologique. Cette étude est une contribution importante à la compréhension des sciences en France à l'époque moderne. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.